Collar or cuff



(No Model.)

W. P. GROOM.

COLLAR OR CUFF.

No. 336,006. Patented Feb. 1886.

NITED Srarns Parent Cr mea.

\VALLACE P. GROOM, OF BROOKLYN, NEWV YORK.

COLLAR OR CUFF.

EBPEGIPIC'ATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,006, datedFebruary 9, 1886.

Application filed July 31. 1885. Serial No. 173,194. (X model.)

TO EM whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALLAon P. GROOM, of the city of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Collars and Cuffs, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates more especially to collars and cuffs made ofchrolithion or other material which belongs to the class of pyroxy linecompounds or solid collodion, which are now largely used because theyare not affected by perspiration of the wearer or other moisture, andbecause of the facility with which they can be washed or wiped off andrenovated when soiled by use.

Cuffs and collars of pyroxyline materials have been made by taking asingle piece or sheet thereof and turning or folding over and cementingthe marginal portion so as to form a marginal portion which is thickerthan the body, and is in imitation of the hem of a linen cuff or collar,a tape or narrow fabric having sometimes been laid in the fold orturned-over portion, and there retained by the cementing of the foldedor turned-over portion to the body of the collar or cuff. Such a cuff orcollar is objectionable because the edge portion, being of greaterthickness than the body, is less translucent, and when the light strikesthrough the cuff or collar the fact that it is of pyroxyline material isat once apparent to the observer, and such method of making is alsoobjectionable for several reasons, among which are the tendency to holddust about the inside edge of the hem, and the liability of the cuffsand collars to warp out of shape by reason of their varying thickness atthe edge and body portions.

Pyroxyline cuffs and collars have also been made of a compound fabricconsisting of two thin sheets of the material and an interposed sheet orpiece of woven fabric. These are also imperfect, and hence notaltogether satisfactory.

The object of my invention is to provide cuffs and collars of pyroxylineand other material which may be made more nearly to resemble linen goodsin appearance than similar articles as heretofore made.

The invention consists in a collar or cuff made from a single sheet orply of material of approximately uniform thickness throughout its entireextent, and. having its marginal or edge portion offset or deflectedfrom the plane of the article continuously around its entire perimeter,including those portions which are adjacent to the button-holes. Theoffset or deflected marginal or edge portion of the collar or cuff notonly presents the appearance of a hem, but it has an actual and positiveadvantage. Being extended around the entire perimeter of the collar orcuff, including the corners of the cuff or the corners or tabs of thecollar, it serves to strengthen those parts which are weakest, and whichare subject to most strain in buttoning and unbuttoning the collar orcuff.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of a cuff embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view transverse to the length thereof.Fig. 3 represents a collar embodying my invention, and Fig. 4. is atrans verse section thereof.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures. Adesignates the cuff, which, as stated, is u made of a singlesheet or ply of chrolithion or other pyroxyline material, and is uniformin thickness throughout. The edge or marginal portion of the cuff, for adistance from the edge equal'to about the width of an ordinary hem, isoffset or deflected slightly from the plane of the cuff continuouslyaround the entire perimeter, and as is shown at A on a somewhatexaggerated scale in Fig. 2. This may be readily done by suitable andsimple apparatus, and made to imitate the hem of a linen cuff. Along thetermination of the offset or deflected portion A the cuif may beslightly embossed or ornamented in any suitc able manner to simulate aline of stitching or any other pattern or design.

B designates a collar,which is also made of a single piece uniform inthickness, and having its marginal portion B slightly offset ordeflected from the plane of the collar and in imitation of a hem. Thecollar also has its offset marginal portion continuous around the entireperimeter. The collar also may be embossed or ornamented in any suitablemanner.

It will be understood that inasmuch as the cuffs and collars madeaccording to my invention are of uniform thickness throughout, theshrinkage in seasoning,when made of pyroxyline material,will not belikely to cause them to warp, as similar articles which are of varyingthicknessin different parts areliable to do.

As shown in the drawings, the offset or defiected portions A B of thecuff and collar are extended around the corners of the cuff and collarWhere the button-holes are situated, and if the invention were embodiedin a collarhaving button-hole tabs extending from the ends, the offsetor deflected portion would in like manner be extended around the outlineof these button-hole tabs. By thus offsetting or deflecting the edgeportion of the material which is in proximity to the button-holes, thecuff or collar is greatly strengthened at those parts which are mostsubject to strain, and hence this offsetting or deflecting of themarginal portion around the entire perimeter is not only advantageous,because it presents the appearance of a hem, but has a positive andactual advantage in that it strengthens the weakest parts of the collaror cuff.

What I claim as myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A cuff or collar made of a single sheet or ply of material ofapproximately uniform thickness throughout its entire extent, and havingits marginal or edge portion offset or deflected from the plane of thearticle continuously around the entire perimeter, including the cornersand other portions which are in proximity to the button-holes,substantiallyas herein described.

VVALLAGE P. GROOM.

Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, HENRY MCBRIDE.

